Internet connection dies - Orcon require my Orbi router to be decommissioned to test.

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RunningMan

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#2293583 10-Aug-2019 15:38

OldGeek:

I still don't understand how anything connected to the Orcon device over LAN (or Wi-Fi for that matter) can bring down the Orcon device.

It's possible for a device to be sending malformed packets (for whatever reason) that can cause another device to crash when they receive something unexpected.

A pretty bad analogy would be a faulty washing machine (the orbi) causing a circuit breaker to trip on the switchboard (Orcon router). A fault in one place has an effect somewhere else.

Not saying that is definitely your problem, but it's a pretty reasonable troubleshooting step to try. You won't know unless you try it.

snnet

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#2301069 18-Aug-2019 00:17

RunningMan:

OldGeek:

I still don't understand how anything connected to the Orcon device over LAN (or Wi-Fi for that matter) can bring down the Orcon device.

It's possible for a device to be sending malformed packets (for whatever reason) that can cause another device to crash when they receive something unexpected.

A pretty bad analogy would be a faulty washing machine (the orbi) causing a circuit breaker to trip on the switchboard (Orcon router). A fault in one place has an effect somewhere else.

Not saying that is definitely your problem, but it's a pretty reasonable troubleshooting step to try. You won't know unless you try it.

Yes exactly what I meant. Seen it so many times and always a surprise to the customer.

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#2301090 18-Aug-2019 04:15

I've got a TCL Android TV that periodically will do exactly that, on certain firmware revisions.

Took me a solid 30 minutes of confusion before I picked the TV was the problem.

Anything I say is the ramblings of an ill informed, opinionated so-and-so, and not representative of any of my past, present or future employers, and is also probably best disregarded.

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#2301166 18-Aug-2019 10:51

When you have an apparent Orcon router fault, what happens when you turn off the Orbi?

Can a computer connected to the Orcon router Lan give you access (Internet or web router management)?

You might have to wait a minute for DHCP to recover IPs.

Gordy

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#2301171 18-Aug-2019 11:04

I dont turn off the Orbi - just the Orcon device. When the problem happens next time I will unplug the Orbi and see whether the Orcon device coms back to life.

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#2301173 18-Aug-2019 11:10

OldGeek:

I dont turn off the Orbi - just the Orcon device. When the problem happens next time I will unplug the Orbi and see whether the Orcon device coms back to life.

Turn off the Sam device too - as well a the Orbi.... The Sam may have picked up confused IPs...

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#2301176 18-Aug-2019 11:28

The Sam Knows device is has been off for weeks now. The fault has not occurred again since this.

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